Naro Space Center

Naro Space Center
Hangul	나로우주센터
Hanja	羅老宇宙센터
Revised Romanization	Naro Uju Senteo
McCune–Reischauer	Naro Uju Sentŏ

Naro Space Center is a South Korean spaceport in Goheung County, South Jeolla operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute.(34°25′55″N 127°32′06″E / 34.431867°N 127.535069°E / 34.431867; 127.535069).

The spaceport is located about 485 km (300 mi) south of Seoul.^[1] It includes a launch pad, a control tower, rocket assembly and test facilities, facilities for satellite control testing and assembly, a media center, an electric power station, a space experience hall and a landing field.^[2][3]

The first launch, initially planned for 19 August 2009, was performed on 25 August 2009 using a Russo-South Korean Naro-1 rocket, but failed to reach the desired orbit. Another rocket launch from Naro was planned for May 2010, but delays pushed the launch to June. On June 10th, 2010, this second attempt also ended in failure when the rocket lost communications 137 seconds after launch. The South Korean science minister Ahn Byung-man later told reporters that the rocket was believed to have exploded.

See also

• Korea Aerospace Research Institute
• Korean Astronaut Program
• List of Korea-related topics

References

1. ^ Software glitch halts rocket launch - Yonhap News Agency
2. ^ South Korea Begins Construction Of New Space Center – Korean Information Service, SpaceDaily, August 12, 2003
3. ^ "Korea to enter space race in 2008", http://www.korea.net/News/News/NewsView.asp?serial_no=20080102014&part=107%7C, Ro Ji-woong Korea.net Staff Writer, 03 January, 2008, accessed October 28, 2008

External links

Coordinates: 34°25′55″N 127°32′06″E / 34.431867°N 127.535069°E / 34.431867; 127.535069

• Official Website (English)
• Public relations website by Goheung County
• Korea's space program to blast off as space center nears completion